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Author:

Cain, James M. (James Mallahan), 1892-1977.

Title:

The cocktail waitress / by James M. Cain.

Edition:

1st hard case crime ed.

Publisher:

Titan Books,

Copyright Date:

2012

Description:

270 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Man-woman relationships--Fiction.
Widows--Fiction.
Cocktail servers--Fiction.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations)--Fiction.
Detective and mystery stories.

Summary:

A rerelease of a classic tale by the New Yorker journalist and author of The Postman Always Rings. Following her husband's death in a suspicious car accident, beautiful young widow Joan Medford is forced to take a job serving drinks in a cocktail lounge to make ends meet and to have a chance of regaining custody of her young son. At the job she encounters two men who take an interest in her, a handsome young schemer who makes her blood race and a wealthy but unwell older man who rewards her for her attentions with a $50,000 tip and an unconventional offer of marriage.

Series:

A hard case crime novel ; HCC-109

ISBN:

1781160325
9781781160329

OCLC:

(OCoLC)785873779

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

AEPA906 -- Blakesburg Public Library (Blakesburg)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

XBPE737 -- Lied Public Library - Clarinda (Clarinda)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)